top-edge

Definitions

Cricket

Citation ‘Although in hooking at 16 he was fortunate that Dujon did not pick up a top-edge, Gavaskar raced surely to his 50 in only 37 balls’ (WCM December 1983)

verb to hit the ball with the upper edge of the bat, especially when hitting across the line of flight (as in making a hook or pull) and misjudging the height of the ball; the top-edged ball loses pace and lobs upwards off the bat, often creating a chance for the fielding side